Communities minister Matthew Pennycook rejected suggestions by the Conservatives that councils face a £2.4 billion ‘black hole’.

William was welcomed to The Foyer, a temporary accommodation and support service for young people experiencing homelessness.

A tartan designed at the King’s request, which will be used at Balmoral, has been lodged with the Scottish Register of Tartans. The Balmoral Glen Gelder tartan, designed by the Scottish Tartans ...

Welwyn Hatfield police have release a picture of a suspected stolen bike in a bid to track down its rightful owner. A Carrera Banshee X bicycle was recovered during an arrest on the Great North Road ...

More than 700,000 passengers suffered disruption when flights were grounded at UK airports on August 28 last year.

US police officers jumped into a swimming pool to save an Arizona man trapped in his submerged car after he accidentally drove into the water. A Phoenix Police Department spokesperson said the man ...

The Makin Review named Sir Jamie and the Rev Sue Colman as likely to have had significant knowledge of John Smyth’s abuses in the UK and Africa.

Long A&E waits in England have soared, new figures show, as NHS leaders warned that the service is heading for winter under “more pressure than ever before”. Performance against key targets fell short ...

Elaine Macgougan, 64, suffers from a neurological condition which causes sufferers to see things that are not real.

Scientists have made an urgent call for research to establish the risks to health and the environment from particles produced by tyres which are the “leading contributor to microplastics”.

Authorities are on high alert following the violence in Amsterdam before and after a Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Illegal mining remains common in South Africa’s old gold-mining areas, with miners going into closed shafts to dig for any remaining deposits.